Editing 379: Forgetting
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| title = Forgetting | | title = Forgetting | ||
| image = forgetting.png | | image = forgetting.png | ||
− | | titletext = Of course, the assert | + | | titletext = Of course, the assert doesn’t work. |
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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
− | [[Cueball]] is writing a piece of code (probably in the programming language {{w|C++}}) | + | [[Cueball]] is writing a piece of code (probably in the programming language {{w|C++}}) which removes an item from a data structure called a {{w|Linked list}} (the first two lines of the text). Then, he writes a {{w|Comment (computer programming)|comment}} (which is delimited by the double slashes) relating the code to his personal life. Finally, he adds an {{w|Assertion (computing)|assertion}}, which is normally a formal specification of a condition which should always be true (with which the programmer ensures that e.g. mass is not negative). But in this case, instead of asserting a software-related predicate, he asserts that “it’s going to be okay.” |
− | + | The title text explains that this assert won't work, not in a computer program, and more than ever not for for humans. | |
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==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
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prev->next = toDelete->next; | prev->next = toDelete->next; | ||
delete toDelete; | delete toDelete; | ||
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//if only forgetting were | //if only forgetting were | ||
− | //this easy for me | + | //this easy for me |
:Cueball: <sniff> | :Cueball: <sniff> | ||
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[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | ||
[[Category:Programming]] | [[Category:Programming]] | ||
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